Producer
Osozakura
遅桜
Nishi-Azabu's Japanese-wine specialist that also produces its own small-batch bottlings
About Osozakura
- Wines listed
- 1
- Main grapes
- Chardonnay
Osozakura is a Japanese-wine specialty shop and adjoining wine bar, Kiraboshi, in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo, operated by ENISHI Inc. (representative Riko Konuma). Sommelier and shop manager Keitaro Oyama curates over 250 Japanese wines and, beyond retail, occasionally produces small-batch original bottlings by commissioning contract wineries such as Mother Vines Nagano Winery in Takayama Village, offering the shop's own perspective on emerging Japanese terroirs.
Who Is This For?
For drinkers who want a sommelier-curated entry into Japanese wine, plus rare shop-produced bottlings not found elsewhere
Wines of Osozakura
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Osozakura a winery?
- No. Osozakura is a Japanese-wine specialty retail shop and wine bar in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo. It occasionally produces original, shop-branded bottlings by commissioning contract wineries such as Mother Vines Nagano Winery, but it does not own vineyards or a winery of its own.
- What kind of wines does Osozakura sell?
- The shop stocks more than 250 Japanese wines from across the country, curated by sommelier and manager Keitaro Oyama, and shares its premises with the wine bar Kiraboshi.
- What is Osozakura's connection to Takayama Village, Nagano?
- Sommelier Keitaro Oyama produced the Nagano Takayama-Village Chardonnay 2022 by commissioning Mother Vines Nagano Winery, a contract winemaking facility based in Takayama Village, to craft a wine from 100% Takayama-grown Chardonnay.